His Mug Runneth Over

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Once we deleted the 4,700,000 votes for the Guide itself, it was plain pretty much from the very start who 2017’s Greystones Person Of The Year would be.

Having shown true community spirit at Christmas, what made Declan McLoughlin’s beautiful December 25th gesture so inspiring was the fact that he actually didn’t tell anyone about it.

It was purely by chance that a friend of a friend mentioned this good deed to the Guide. And so, naturally, we shone a light on the man.

There were plenty of good Greystonians that we shone a light on over the last year – the great Ashleen and Maclean, the mighty Ross McParland and those Theatre Lane outdoor screenings, the heroes who saved 9-year-old Scott from the Cliff Walk last August – but Declan’s grand gesture struck a deep chord.

Deep enough for the man to run away with this year’s Person Of The Year vote.

Naturally, when we congratulated Declan this morning, he was quick to point out that it was really all down to the wonderful people who helped him on the big day – his family, Dan Cruickshank, and the rest of the gang.

Mrs Mooney – last year’s winner – would be proud of the boy.

We swung by on this damp Tuesday morning to bring a little sunshine to Declan McLoughlin down at Bochelli’s, and to try and find out how many times he slyly voted for himself…

You can check out those votes, and some of the other wonderful Greystonians given a shout-out, on the original Greystones Person Of The Year 2017 post here. And you can check out the 2016 winner here.